Steam pressure atomizer



June 11, 1935. ,1 JANES1K 2,004,371

STEAM PRESSURE ATOMIZER Filed June 13, 1932 |11 IlI 'Ei f ,EW

Patented `June 11, 1935 i .STEAMPRESSUBE ATOMIZER y f ticularlyfto"steam.epressure'jatomizers. 1, l An objectlofxthe: inventionis,` to uposition a receiver for a liquid to be atomizedmbeneathl a boiler forgeneratingsteam` employed to atomize sadlliquid, wherebysaidliquidfis subjected tot a moderate heating effect bythe boiler, facilitating atomizations of ther liquid, Yand whereby,l .the assembly .formed'by said boiler, and? receiver may, While ;inzoperation',1be disposed upon a table or otherrspiece "of furniture without 1 damage yresult-` ingifrorn.therhightenperature ofthe boiler. l `Another :object :is to' deliver. liquid from, said receiver to an atonfiizing;'head :throughardis-` charge itubeextendingdn a" heatgabsorbing relationto'fthe` boiler; and tto-,furthermoreextend `said tube: between the 5 xboilerandr -a heat insulating jacketcembracinggthe.boiler. .1 1

Still another object istojinterpose'heat insulationbetween'saidlboiler and receiver, to pre- 'ventf-undueheating.,ofthe contents of said` re- Aceiverrby thefboilerfand to further; utilizel said insulation f to hold .the boiler and i receiver in `as-` `sembled relation.:-4 i

A `further object;istoconservethe heat gen' `eratedl` in thewboilen'fandtthat appliedto said receiverqby embracing.` both thei -boilerl and'r receiver by. aheat.` 1insulating"-jacket,l,and to 'further uti lize said vjacket :to imaintain the assembled rela-` cA'vfurtherobject isto `provide a steamsfp'ressurecatomizercomprising 4a boiler `having a delivery `connection.` to an atomizing head, to `Which a l,isdurthergsdelivered 'tha liquidvgto be atomized,

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of thel boiler, 1 so; that @heated `airrising :from the jboilerA :will resist any separation of'l liquid:l particleslfromfthedischarginguspray. v i, `:"-A'ufurther ,--objectl is"` to employ anelectrical heaterfor the boiler of a-steam pressure` atomizv .erg and-togclosethe-circuit of said heater through 'agmember subjectto they heat` of saidrheaterl yand adapted to fuse when the supply of `Water in the" boiler-becomes too `depletedy `tocsubmerge said ,-heater; 5- said1- fusible ffrnember.- being located, con- V .veniently for replacement exteriorly of `the boilf er. ,.M if These and various 1 other i `obj ects thev invention l'attainsby the constructionqhereinafter described l l b "Aibert- Ianesielc Detroit, Mieli. 1: v t

l. `a1ip1ication Jime 13, 1932, serxia1`1sc-fs17n6s n a A12claims,1 (otzselslfl f t i li'C-hisicinventionrelatesttovatornizersvand `par-l vFilgB" is alifragmentary.sectional`vievvtaltein` uponv the line 3-3 of Fig. A1, and. particularly showing the -mountingupon .thegboiler of `the electrical heater; U

bovina the wmmnnt layers 0f` the heat mai# latingffjacketf A l l i i yFigwlwis ,a .fragmentaryhorizontalfsection In these views, the reference charactenl'designatesa ycylindrical boiler, vformed','preferably of aluminum,` the ,top portion of4 said boilerubeing somewhat :reduced in diameter and threaded forengagement by a*` metal cover 2, WhichS closes a circular-opening in said reducedp`orti `on. A` packing ring `3 of rubber, leather, orthelike compressed `bysaid `cover againstuthe boiler {toA formt-.a steam tightjoint; ICentrallyforrneclin saidcoverjis a filling opening,.vlhichis normally tightly closed by a `threaded plug. `il orY the like,

and. afsaiety valves,- adapted to` open responsive tov a` predetermined boiler pressure, is arranged to controla small steam vent( centrallyforrned in1` said-plug. Y i

i Beneath therboilerand in a supporting ,relation f thereto is; a cylindrical` receiver 6 @for a liquid `oa disinfectant lor `any other ydesired nature, which is t'obe discharged to the atmosphere `bygthe `atom- `izer, `1in thexformofa'nespray. ,l 4SaidV receiver 4is l of lsubstantially the samediameter as #the boiler,

and is equipped withy an upturned'llingfc neck 1',

. which projects radially somedistance beyond the ush exteriorjwallsof ,thelbo'ilerl :and receiyr, andislnormallyfclosedi by a screw plug 8 or the like. .The bottom o f the boiler is sphericallyigupf Wardly` dished, `thereby increasing its resistance `to steam` pressure andiforming agspace above the receiver,- -substantially coextensive with the top face'fthereof, `which mayV receivea -heat insulating `packing-,9. This packing` ispreferably asbestos,

which is applied in awet orpulpy state,` thenboiler and receiver being-i pressed together l to compress `said packing. When the latter dries and h ardens,`

it adheres strongly to both the boiler and .receiver I and thus :acts as a securing means tdmaintain the describedassembled,V relation oft` said-parts.-yA .f

t Said assembly isfurther stronglywmaintained by. aheat insulating jacketV I0, which` snuglyeznT braces fboth* the :boiler `and receiver, extending substantially the full height of theatomizer, conforming -to the reducedupperportion ofthe boiler "andsmarginally ...embracing the cover. `2. Said` jacket l'preferably comprises` aninner `layer y Illa; a

ofllat sheet4 asbestos, `which is preerably glued Lor otherwise. firmly secured to the receiv 'er,-, fb oiler,` .andI cover,` 2. `Surrouriding said? layer isa thick'- ness lof vertically fcorlllgaiedlsheet asbestos IQbg and about this is applied a thickness Ic of vertically corrugated, heavy paper, and there may be finally applied if desired, a thickness of paper or other sheet material Id, colored to imitate leather or to impart any other desired finish. To bind said jacket very securely in place upon the boiler I, receiver 6, and cover 2, it is preferred to tightly engage the jacket by three metal bands I I, preferably aluminum, jointly clamping the jacket firmly upon eachof the specified parts.

Mounted upon the cover 2 of the boiler above the margin thereof is an atomizing head |21 (see Fig. 2), which is preferably cylindrical and comprises an inlet member I2a and an outlet member 12b, said members being in screw-threaded engagement. The opposed end faces of the members I2a and I 2b are formed respectively with a conical projection I3 and a conical recess receiving said projection and having a vapor outlet I4 v at its apex. The projection I3 is spaced from the wall of said conical recess to form a suction chamber I 5. To support the head I2 and deliver steam thereto from the boiler, a short length of curved metal tube IB is at one end rigidly mounted upon the cover 2v and opens through the latter, its other end being axially inserted in the member I2a and communicating with a passage Il aligned with and opening toward the outlet I4.

For delivering liquid to said atomizing head from the receiver 6, a flexible metallic tube I8 extends from said receiver to said head in heat absorbing relation to the boiler. The lower end portion of said tube extends into said receiver through `a fluid sealed opening, having a terminal inlet adjacent to the receiver bottom, and in extending upward frorn the receiver, thetube passes between the boiler and heat insulating jacket. The heating effect of the boiler upon the liquid discharging through the tube may be increased to a desired extent by spiraling the tube around the boiler, as is clearly indicated in Fig. 1. The upper end of the tube I8 is inserted eccentrically inthe member I2a of the atomizing headthrough which the liquid is delivered to the outer portion of the suction chamber I5.

An 4electric heater I9, of Vany suitable construction, is positioned in the lower Aportion of the boiler, and may be mounted in a vertical wall of the boiler, through which a threaded portion 20 of said heater projects outwardly for engagement by a clamping nut 2|. It is preferred to mount on said portion, exteriorly of the boiler, a fusible member 22 which lies in the circuit of the heater and is subject to the heat generated by the heater, said'member beingadapted to melt when the' heater temperature vrises materially above the boiling point of water. Thus Amelting of said member will automatically break the heater circuit in case the supply of water in the boiler becomes ,sov depleted as to leave the heater uncovered.

In operation of the invention, upon energization of the heater, the temperature of water in the boiler is soon raised to the boiling point, and steam is discharged from the atomizing head, drawing up a flow of liquid from the receiver 6 through the tube I8, and said liquid discharging with the steamin a finely vaporized form. The location of the atomizing head adjacent to a margin of the cover 2, and the arrangement of said head to discharge above and across said cover utilizes the rise of heated air from the boiler toA `resist any tendency toward dripping of` liquid from the atomizing heador downward spattening of liquid particles from the spray.

The insulating jacket I0 conserves heat in the boiler and receiver and further permits the atomizer to be manually held, while in use, Without resulting discomfort. Also said jacket serves to strongly hold the boiler and receiver in proper assembly and to secure the cover 2 in place.

Because of the location of the atomizing head adjacent to the margin of the cover 2, and the direction of discharge from said head toward the axis of the atomizer, any such tilting of the atomizer as is required to give a downward direction to the discharging spray will still maintain the point of steam discharge from the boiler uppermost and insure against water delivery from the boiler to the atomizing head.

The described composite heat insulating jacket has been found highly eiiicient both in resisting heat transmission and in supplying adequate strength to strongly hold the engaged parts in assembly.

The invention isl presented as including all such modifications and 'changes as properly come within the scope of the following claims.

What I claim is:

1. A steam pressure atomizer comprising a boiler for generating steam, heating means for the boiler therewithin, a liquid receiver arranged beneath and in heat-absorbing proximity to said boiler, means for Vholding said boiler and receiver in assembled relation; a liquid discharge tube leading from the lower portion of said receiver, an atomizing head providing an outlet for Isaid tube, and a steam delivery connection from said boiler to said atomizing head.

2. A steam pressure atomizer comprising a boiler for generating steam, a liquid receiver arranged beneath said boiler, means for holding said boiler and receiver in assembled relation, an atomizing head'adjacent to the top of the boiler, a liquid discharge tube leading from the lower portion of said receiver to said atomizing head, and extending in a proximity to the boiler adapting the boiler to heat the discharging liquid, and a steam delivery connection dto said atomizing head from the boiler. Y

3. In a `steam pressure atomizer as set forth in claim 2, the bottom of said boiler being upwardly dished and thereby forming a space above said receiver, heat insulation in said space.

4. In a steam pressure atomizer as set forth in claim 2, the bottom of the boiler being upwardly dished and thereby forming a space above said receiver, heat insulation in said space holding the boiler and receiver in assembled relation.

5. A steam pressure atomizer asset forth in claim 2, said receiver having an upturned filling neck, laterally projecting beyond said boiler, and opening from the topportion of said receiver.

6. A steam pressure atomizer as set forth in claim 2, said means for holding the boiler and receiver in assembled relation comprising an insulating jacket, jointly embracing said boiler and receiver.

7. In a steam pressure atomizer as set forth in claim 2, an electrical heater projecting into the lower portion of the boiler through a substantially vertical wallof the boiler. 2

8. A steam pressure atomizer asset forth in claim 1, said liquid discharge tube being extended some distance around the boiler, in heatabsorbing relation to the boiler. Y

9. A steam pressure atomizer comprising a boiler, for generating steam, a liquid receiver positioned beneath said boiler, a heat insulating jacket jointly embracing said boiler and receiver,

a lliquid discharge tube having an inletin the `lower portion of said receiver andleading upwardly between saidjacket and` the` boiler, an atomizing head engaged bythe upper end of said tube, and a steam delivery connection from the boiler to said head.

10. In a steam pressure atomizer, a boiler and` ing relation to the boiler.

`11. A steam ypressure `atomizer comprising a boiler having a vertical axis,` a liquid receiver,

sembled relation, an atomizing head positioned above the boiler and discharging substantiallyv toward the axis of the boiler, a steam delivery connection from the boiler to said head, and a liquid deliveryconnection to said head from receiver. l l

12. Anatomizer comprising a` boiler, `a liquid receiver, means for holding saidboiler and refceiver in assembled relation, an atomizing head means for holding `said boiler and receiver inasv 1o `carried by the boiler marginally of its top face-` `and discharging across said face, a steam delivery connection fronrtheboiler to said head, and a liquid delivery connection to said headfrom said receiver. l i f Y ALBERT JANESICK. 

